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Game Thread | Florida State at No. 10 Notre Dame

November 9, 2024
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Florida State (1-8) at No. 10 Notre Dame (7-1) 

Notre Dame Stadium | 7:30 PM ET | NBC | Line: Notre Dame -24.5 | Total: 42.5

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Five Players To Watch

Notre Dame WR Jordan Faison
It says a lot about Notre Dame's passing game this season that four catches for 52 yards is considered a breakout game, but when considering that Faison has been injured for the majority of the season, it was significant to see. The passing game took good steps in the last three weeks and has to continue that path. We'll see if Faison can build on his last game and start to emerge as the big play threat Irish fans hoped he would be.

Florida State DT Josh Farmer
It's been a frustrating season for Florida State in just about every way, but Farmer has been one of the bright spots. He leads their team with 22 pressures and has 6.5 tackles for less. He was included in Bruce Feldman's Freaks List for a reason and he can be very disruptive.

Notre Dame LG Billy Schrauth
One of the guys who will have to block Farmer is Schrauth. He returned to start the Navy game for his first game since being injured against Purdue, but he gained an extra week of rest to recover with the bye week. He was expected to be Notre Dame's best offensive lineman this fall, but much like Faison, that got put on hold because of his injury. He'll be up against a couple of future pros playing DT for Florida State and it's a chance for Schrauth to show he's capable of playing at a very high level.

Florida State WR Ja'Khi Douglas
Douglas has been another bright spot who deserved better than what FSU's record is this season. He's stepped up and been their best player on offense and has also been used as a Wildcat QB. Look for him to be targeted early and often.

Notre Dame Edge Joshua Burnham
Burnham has made an impact since returning from an ankle injury, but they need him to keep getting better with the lack of production they've had from edge defenders. Expect his snap numbers to continue to climb over this last 1/3 of the regular season.


Quotes of the Week

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman:
”I think their defense is extremely talented. It’s led by their defensive line. They got 4+ guys who can really cause a lot of disruption. It might be one of the top defensive lines we’ve seen all year and that we will see. Our guys have their work cut out for them. They do a good job of mixing up some movement and pressure, but also doing some straight rush that can cause some issues if you can’t identify presnap but also get your cleats in the ground and be firm.

“I think their corners are another big point of emphasis for them. They have two really good corners that have played well all year. I think their defense is doing a really good job.” 

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock: 
“As anybody who is the offensive coordinator or the play-caller or whatever, you have things that you really like. So, when I look at the scheme for Florida State, there's things that I feel like we can do to take advantage of them. But if the eye of the quarterback is not the same eye that yours is — and everybody has a different way of seeing the game and looking at the game — then those things really aren't going to amount to much if he doesn't see him the same way that I do. So, that's really what those conversations are about. Why this call? Why am I putting you in this scenario? Why am I giving you this RPO instead of this. Why this run scheme as opposed to this? So, those conversations kind of run so that his understanding of what the overall picture is of what we're trying to do gets communicated to him, so that he can then go out there and kind of operate it.” 

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden:
”There were a couple of challenges when he (Xavier Watts) decided to come back. One was to be more audible and be more vocal. You could probably pick 30 instances on the tape this year where he’s physically, demonstrably and audibly changing something on our defense. Running down, telling Ben (Morrison) something in the Louisville game, going back. That’s command, and it’s undeniable when you can see it as an evaluator. That’s No. 1.

“Number 2, his man-to-man coverage has improved. He really has been challenged a lot, ended up on the slot a lot or No. 3 to the field, and has done a good job. The third thing would be his transitions from the post have become so much better, starting with the A&M game. The first transition in the red zone, they jet motion, he spins; he puts a foot in the ground and hits the alley. Those three things are markedly better than a year ago. I mean markedly better.” 

 Notre Dame WR Kris Mitchell:
“Florida State was definitely my dream school,” said Mitchell. “I grew up watching EJ Manuel and Jameis Winston - it’s always been a dream to play there. Going into this game, I take it personal. They didn’t believe in me coming out of high school, so I’m going to go show them what I got.” 

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Game Thread | Florida State at No. 10 Notre Dame

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mattfreeman
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Riley Leonard 6-yard TD run.

Florida State 3
Notre Dame 28
9:38 | 3Q

6 plays, 38 yards in 2:55
AZdoc
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AZdoc said:

ndsean44 said:

Leonard has like no touch.


I was just thinking… he ain't throwing them short anymore. Now just chucks it long and fast


He is a good running back though
SHAMROCK
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good for Colzie
Rwolf101
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SHAMROCK said:

good for Colzie

Nice, selfless team play by him. Good to see.
Cassin
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Think this one is done.

At this point I'm not sure FSU could score 25 points against air.
Rwolf101
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Cassin said:

Think this one is done.

At this point I'm not sure FSU could score 25 points against air.

Well atleast not against frigid Yankee air.
Auream
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Run D is worrisome
mattfreeman
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Donovan Hinish sack No. 2
mattfreeman
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Auream said:

Run D is worrisome
A makeshift defensive line is always problematic. Recruiting misses by Mike Elston have been highlighted this year.
mattfreeman
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4th-and-12: Jaylen Sneed sack lol
Auream
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Yes… hence my worry… haha
und63
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Not as bad as a makeshift o-line apparently.
Spesh97
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What's the record for most team sacks in one game in ND history? Asking for a friend.
mattfreeman
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Leonard to Harrison +26 and then another +15 for roughing the passer bc football has become soft.
irishduffy
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mattfreeman said:

Leonard to Harrison +26 and then another +15 for roughing the passer bc football has become soft.
Nice TOUCH on that back shoulder pass.
mattfreeman
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Mitch Jeter 28-yard FG good.

Florida State 3
Notre Dame 31
1:05 | 3Q

6 plays, 50 yards in 2:51
ndsean44
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I don't know why Leonard stuttered back and missed out on the first down there.

I mean, it's getting harder to nitpick things.
Auream
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He's not thrown the ball great tonight… you don't need to nitpick that
Cassin
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Hell of a play by 4
SHAMROCK
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Love watching Ausberrry play
AZdoc
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Cassin said:

Hell of a play by 4


Dawg
mattfreeman
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Notre Dame's student section is doing the Florida State war chant.
fenixc
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My son is making fun of me for complaining about the offense with a 31-3 lead
AZdoc
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Hostile crowd. Tough place to play
SHAMROCK
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If ND has to play at Boise on the Smurf Turf, I hope we wear the all Green unis - - just make a total visual spit show
mattfreeman
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Notre Dame's 4th quarter light show: Embarrassing lol
Greg Flammang
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Postgame show link

https://www.youtube.com/live/RtX2zhT9n6U?si=BoqI2hXdyoka5CeR
irishduffy
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Auream said:

He's not thrown the ball great tonight… you don't need to nitpick that
He definitely hasn't had a great game throwing the ball.

He also hasn't turned the ball over and has accounted for 3 TDs.

Lots of work to do before we play a good team, but would rather we continue to run a balanced offense and learn from mistakes.
Rwolf101
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I can't remember a worse team passing performance against ND from a non service academy team.
irishduffy
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Nice grab by Love!
mjhahn
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Mitchell Evans is back. Great catch!

Damn maybe not
irishduffy
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mjhahn said:

Mitchell Evans is back. Great catch!
Great effort. He's definitely back, but couldn't quite haul that one in.

Evans has to be a much bigger part of the offense if we're going to make any noise in the playoffs.
und63
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The best receiver on this team nevertheless.
AZdoc
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mjhahn said:

Mitchell Evans is back. Great catch!

Damn maybe not


That was vintage though. He is back. They just need to get him the ball
ndsean44
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Yeah, that looks like a not-catch.
 
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